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HONOLULU STAB-BULtETIN, MOXDAY, JAN. 13, 11)13.
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ALBERT F. Jllllll NEW HEAD
Other Officers Elected at An
nual Meeting Discuss Re
vising Dictionary
The annual meeting of the Hawaii
urday evening in'the rooms of the or -
ganizatirm in the new Library of Ha
waii building, at which several im
ortaiit matters of btiHinesg wen; tak
on ti i including the election of offi
cers for the ensuing year.
hollowing the discussion of the
i nuinuii fnoit,, v,
no, oo niiiHviD, iui.unjug w t i r
tlectrd to hold office lor the year
11M3; A. F. Judd, president C. H.
Hitchcock, first vice president; W. 1).
Alexander, second vice president; C.
M. Cooke, third vice president; W. D.
Westervelt, treasurer; Kdgar Wood,
recording secretary; II. M. Ballon.
rorresionding secretary, and Miss E.
I. Allyn. librarian. Additional mem-
I era to the board of managers were
elected as follows: George R. Carter, ily been ordered to conduct. He was
I'rof. C. H. Hitchcock, Dr. N. B. Em- the typical first-class naval officer of
erp.on, and Bruce Cartwright, Jr. A. 1 that day intelligent, able, resource
Lewis, Jr, was re-elected as trustee ful. never shirking his responsibilities,
of the Library of Hawaii. j and always forehanded In everything
The library committee, which was that he had to do of an official na
appolnted by President A. F. Judd. ture.
now consists of W. D. Westervelt,
Miss Burbank, J, W. Wallror. Begin-
m jienaoom and lion. w. vv. Thay-
or.
i rinimg coinniiitcc: 11. ju, Hal
ion, w. D. Alexander, William A.
Bryan, John . F. G. Stokes and J. S.
Kmcrson. Membership" committee:
Hr. N. B. Emerson, Druce Cartwright,
Jr.. A. Gartley. Lyle A. Dickey and
a L. Marx.
Dictionary Revision.
President Judd took tip the matter
of the revision of the present Hawai
ian dictionary upon the recommenda
tion of Judge Robinson
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I-resent and Vt I S That he ST thc 'ao king and a date and hour
clety.wiji take the matter u "in tK6"?60 fr SffS S
ear future. The matter of the insur-i legislative assembly of the kingdom in
ance of property belonging to the so. wrder to elect 8,,ch succe86or-
also take up at Aha luting, U S. kJnS- hc u- S. S. Portsmouth arrived
was decided to hold this over for fur- aml- droPI1 anchor in the harbor
thcr referncPL k-t .nnitM0 abreast the Tuscarora. , The Ports-
membership to JZ. society . were
, . -i'Kvum iui
passed upon and voted In. During the
course of the meeting the following
papers were read: "The Ceremonies
of the Mysteries," original translation
of Maori; priesthood rituals, by Fran-
cia J. Green; '"The First Hawaiian
Historical Society," by Rev. W. D. '
Westervelt; "A Study of Hawaiian
Cartography Prior to Cook's Redlscov
ery." ty Rer. Fr, Reginald Yzendooni.
"Incidents connected with' the elec
tion of King Kalaka'ua in February.
1874, was. the subject of an interest.
Jng paper which .had been prepared by!
Admiral Southerlahd. and which was
read by Hon. Sanford B. Dole during
the course of the meeting. During the
time of the election of King Kalakapa,
Admiral Southerland was in the isl
ands as a midshipman, andhis per
sonal tecojlectlons of the event were
put Into writing for presentation to
the Historical . Society al- the request
cf Judge Dole.; .. The , paper was, , In
part..-as" followsc
"During the latter part of January,
1874, Ihe V. 8. S, Tuscarora left San
Francisco, under orders from the navy
department to run a lind'of deep . sea
soundings from that port to Honolulu,
with the object, of determining a suit
able route for" a submarine tclcrranh
cable to connect' the two norts. ihese'
soundings. to W taken at intervals of
thirty miles apart. I
"When only a few days .out from! tended by disturbances which .night
SaA Francisco and while engaged in result in Jecpardbiug thc lives and
taking a sounding in over 2500 fath-property of . American residents. 1L
omj of water, wfe were overtaken 'and was , well known to him and others
passed by the "Eritlsh gunboat Tene- hat Ihe few native troops and the po
doal which vessel was under, fullliice force then in Honolulu could not
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ANOTHER DRAMATIC TRIUMPH
TONIGHT
Horth
A STORY OF ROUGH LIFE IN
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SEE THE REALISTIC DAWSON DANCE HALL SCENE
SEE THE MINERS' CAMP AT N:53
SEE A STORY DEPICTING LIFE ON A "GOLD" SHIP
SEE THE MIDAS MINES
A RIOT OF FEARLESSNESS A WONDERFUL STORY.
"North of 53 could pars for a story by Oscar Wilde, Jack Lon
don, Rex Beach and Clyde Fitch combined, so epigrammatic
is the dialogue and masterly the situations." Allan Dale, in
New York Telegraph.
Three Nights Only
CURTAIN AT 8 O'CLOCK SHARP.
OFTHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
.itrjm and sail power ami heading di
rect for Honolulu.
Belknap Bu?v.
"The coTTiTratnlinK offirer ef the
Tuscarora. ("otiimander (Jcorge K. Bel
knap, I'. S. N.. was an officer of rare
at tairu:ic:i!s and of pood judgment, uk?
i"n" wno el'rt. n !OUfh wi,b, currcn'
events and with the generally recog
nized policies of other governments.
"I vas only a midshipman at that
time and was not in a position to
know what my commanding officer's
impressions and opinions were as he
. watched the llritish eunboat nass us
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headed for Honolulu at full speed, but
' 1 do recall that he Immediately made
every trtort to hasten the sounding
f)jeratioii8 then in progress, and, as
Nor,n as the sounding wire was reeled
in, put the ship on a course ror Hono
lulu under full sail and steam power,
and then announced the abandonment,
for the time being, of the work of deep
ca exploration which he had primar
; "The Tuscarora ;
during the morni
arrived at Honolulu
me the morning of hebruary o
1874, ani founa h. B
M. gunboat Ten-
edos already anchored in the harbor.
The pilot, a Mr. Babcock, I think, gave
us the only news of any importance in
Honolulu at that time, whtch was to
the effect that the Hawaiian king, Lu
r.alilo. was at the point of death.
Prepared for Election.,
"sioon after we moored Inside the
harbor, the death of the king was an
nounced. Within a day or two public
i announcement was made to the fact
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tnat no successor nan Deen aesigu&teu
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mouth was. a sailing sloop-of-war then
engaged tn surveying work in the
north Pacific and was commanded by
Commander. Joseph S. Skerrett, one
of tn5 ablest and most accomplished
officers of the United States navy,
City Wants Queen.
"The'natives of the city of Honolulu
wjre almost unanimous in favoring
Queen Dowager Emma, the widow of
Katrehnmeha V., as Lunaiiio'8 succes
sor, , but, from the conversations of
those residents who were acquainted
With oolitlcal conditions in Hawaii, it
soon became evident that she was far
'rom being the choice of the people of.
the Islands in general. '
"The meeting of the. legislative as
sembly had been Bet fox February 12,
nine- days after Liinalilo's death, to al
Jow timc for delegates from the other
islands to arrive, amf during the inter
val o much bitter feeling was en
gendered between the partisans of
those who were eligible to the succes
sion as to make it appear quite prob
tble that serious trouble would result
unless the dowager queen was declar
ed the choice of the delegates.
Arm and Away.
The United States Minister. . Mr.
Pierce, was cognizant of the serious
ness of tbe.situatiryj and. in frequent
conferences wilh Con?maJiders Bel
krap and okefrett, dec!
Idea unoti n line
cf aeticn should the elect im b at-
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THE GREAT NORTHWEST.
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J he depeno'ed upon if the followers of
it he dowager queen were defeated a;
i the election.
! "The legislative assembly was called
to meet at noon on February 12. Thc
j hoats-Aaln of the Tuscarora. Mr. Par
1 ker. was sent on board the bark 1). C
j Murray, which was lying at one of the
I wharves, during the early forenoon v
! hoist a furled flag at one of her mast
heads, the breaking out of which was
to be the signal for the Tuscarora and
Portsmouth to each land an armed
force. Mr. Larker was to break this
tlag when directed to do so by a mes
; scnger from the United States Min
; ister.
j "Before noon the landing force on
; each of our ships had been fully equip
i ped wi'h their arms stacked on the
! .-par deck and with the boats afloat
I and so located along the ship's side
I that each could be manned at one and
; the same time. The men and officers
i kept their equipments on and all that
I was necessary before embarking was
; lor each officer to buckle on his sword
j ami revolver and each bluejacket and
, marine to seize his rifle.
Racket Terrific.
"Thc scene at the courthouse was
wild in t he extreme. About the build
ing, enclosing it and our force on a'.!
tides, were gathered several thousand
natives, quite a number of tnera grasp
ing amis and legs of chairs and tables,
and sticks or billets of wood, and, for
a time, the noise they made was al
most deafening. Many natives ran out
of (he courthouse from the side and
rear, 5ome joining the crowd and some
running into the town. The ground
around the building was littered with
broken furniture, torn booits and pa
pers. Clear Building.
"Within a short time of our arrival
I was directed to take Ihe Tuscarora's
marines and clear the upper part cf
the building in which a number of na
tives were still to be seen. This did
j not take long, although a few violent
.cnes talked a great deal and offered a
j slight resistance, but when the ma-
rines formed in line and started for
them with fixed bayonets most of
them made for the side door and the
windows in a hurry. One ringleader
stood his ground until a bayonet
touched him and then, with a yell,
made for the door. The building was
in great disorder, nearly every window
being smashed and apparently all the
furniture having been broken. The
floors were littered with mutilated
books and torn papers and that of the
j upper room was blood sialneii in sev
eral places.
The noise continued outside and
before long several natives, evidently
leaders, commenced to harangue the
crowd, one particularly nbisy one
climbing a small nearby tree for thc
I purpose.. After wnat seemeo iiKe a
ilong time a few of these disturbers
were taken in charge by our people,
which had a good effect, as the crowd
at once commenced to disperse, many
of them starting in the direction of
the residence. of the dowager queen.
Soon after our arrival it had become
evident that quite a number of na
tives in the surrounding crowd were
not active participants in the dis
turbance. Cheer John Bull
Within half an hour of our reach
ing the courthouse, ihe landing force
from the British gunboat Tenedos ar
rived and, as they marched up be
tween our forces and the courthouse,
were received with hearty cheers by
many of the natives. This force re
mained at the courthouse but a short
time and then started for; the resi
dence of the queen dowager, where,
I afterward learned, they drove off
all the turbulent natives and then re
mained to patrol that place and assist
in preventing further disturbance in
the town.
! Shortly after the English force had
marched off, the Tuscarora's force
marched to the armory, wiiile thc
Portsmouth's force remained at the
courthouse. The American forces
occupied the courthouse, armory and
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TONIGHT
AND FOR 3 NIGHTS ONLY
Genuine
Stockholm
Olympic
Games
See America Triurpph Before World
Wide Competitors.
DUKE Outdistance All Rivals.
AN AMERICAN VICTORY
A FILM TRIUMPH
A LOCAL GAIN
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prison, while tne English force re
mained in the grounds of the dowager
queen.
Two or three Bhots were fired at
line counnouse uunng mat same
night, hut no one was struck by them
; and the perpetrators '.ere never dis
cocred. The American and English
j landing torces patroled the city for a
I few nights and about one week later.
no oth?r disturbances occurring in
the meantime, were withdrawn to
their respective ships.
FOUR HUNDRED
ACRES FOR NEW
Four hundred acres of land, con
sidered excellent soil and with proper
climate and rainfall for the success
ful cultivation of pineapples, are to
be opened shortly fbr settlement as
homesteads, in lots of about twenty
acres each, on the Island of Kauai.
The tract is located at Kalaheo, near
the McBryde plantation and in the vi
cinity of a number of other home
steads f like character which are al
ready occupied. The present home
steads are of smaller area however,
containing only five to ten acres each.
Land Commissioner Joshua Tucker,
who returned yesterday from Kauai,
has put several surveyors to work
laying out the proposed homestead
lots. He Fays the land is some of
the best pineapple soil in the islands.
The territory is preparing to ad
vertise the sale of a lease on 400
acres of similar land at Kapaa, Kauai.
A previous attempt to sell this lease
failed, though the land is regarded as
some of the beston the island for
pineapples. One of the conditions em
bodied in the lease is that the lessee
shall build a pineapple cannery in
sufficient capacity to handle the crops
of the homesteaders and other small
growers in the neighborhood. This
tract, like the', Kalaheo homestead
acreage, was formerly under lease . to
the McBryde plantation, part of it
used for cane growing and part lor
grazing.
(Continued from Page 1)
means committee for about January
15. .It means that in the series of
hearings being give as preliminary to
tariff H.has been combined with sujar
and its products. The schedule car
ries wines, liqudrs and beverages.
The Democratic leaders, charged
with the duty of framing up tariff re
vision legislation,, have figured . out
that they must' leave rates sufficiently
high to bing in from $323,000,000 to
lo J350.000.000 in revenues. This sum
will be required to-keep. the govern
ment wheels rolling ia addition to
the sums derived from taxing tobacco,
liquors and other internal products. It
is admitted that this will, not go far
in. the direction of free trade, or ma
terially slashing existing duties. An
income tax would help a lot, offsetting
fhe placing of sugar on the free list,
if that were possible, but such legis
lation is not yet in sight.
yilliam J. Bryan,has stirred up the
Democrats in the senate to a high
pitch of indignation and unrest. He
wrote an editorial in his Commoner,
referring at length to "The blight of
seniority in the Senate." lie urged
the Progressive wing to seize on all
the good committee places and rele
gate the old timers to the back seats.
This was not naturally relished by
those who have born the. heat and bur
den of Republican control for sixteen
years. They are unwilling to let the
plums slip away now that victory has
been achieved and so many good
things are ready to be shaken down.
After Visiting Wilson
The disturbing editorial was writ
ten after Mr. Bryan had visited
President-elect Wilson and discussed
the Democratic party's future pro
gramme. All the older set of senators
realize, that Mr. Bryan probably re
flected the views of the next chier
executive and thereby their irritation
and ismay dhas been much increased.
The final outcome will be to create
ill feeling and leave the party divided
and devoid of harmony when the ex
traordinary session comes along for
tariff revision.
The announced desire of Governor
Wilson that his induction into office
be with the most simple of cere
monies, and without undue ostenta
tion, has caused a cold chill to over
whelm those here charged with the
preparations for the. inaugural affair,
and the others who are looking for
ward to some social prominence in
connection with thc event. It, has
been the invariable custom in modern
times to make each inauguration of a
president outshine that of his prede
cessor. New angles and side lines are
added each succeeding four years un
til the function at Durbar shrinks to
the dimensions of a postage stamp.
And now comes Governor Wilson and
informs Chairman Eustis of the in
augural committee, that he wants
everything in the nature of display
held down to a minimum and all
frills cut out. The net result will be
that the arrangements for the great
est affair ever will go ahead without
any regerd to what the governor
wants or docs not want.
Another Shock From Mrs.
Wilson
Another shock came along in the
nature of a statement from Mrs. Wil
son that she had never witnessed an
innaugural and had no idea what they
are like. She could not make any
promise to wax enthusiastic over the
coming event until fully acquaints!
with details. This upset some good
women who were planning a number
of receptions on the side.
Everything in the printing line at
Star-Bulletin, A la ken street; branch,
Merchant Mreet.
HESTEADS
Y. MB. A. PLANS
RECEPTION FOR
NEW MEMBERS
Because five hundred and one new
members have been added to the
Young Men's Christian Association, the
association is planning an entire
week's reception for the new members,
beginning tonight.
There will be a special reception
committee in the lobby every night
this week to receive the new merabrs,
show them around the building, intro
duce them to the other members, and
make them better acquainted with the
privileges of the association. Building-seeing
tours will leave the lobby
tvery half-hour, beginning at half past
seven o'clock to conduct the new mem
bers through the building and help
them to become, at home in the asso
ciation. Tomorrow night, in Cooke Hall at a
quarter to eight o'clock, there will be
a meeting of the members of the asso
ciation who are interested in bowligh
for the purpose of planning another
bowling league. There are already
seven teams slated for the league and
there is room for several more to be
made up from among the new mem
bers, and it is requested that all the
members, both old and new, who are
interested in bowling, attend the meet
ing. There will be a meeting of the
board of directors at noon tomorrow
for the purpose of voting in the new
members received as a result of the
campaign, and also for making plans
for the accommodation of the new
members and interesting them in the
affairs of the association.
The big event of the week will be a
general reception to the new members
to be held next Friday night. A spe
cial committee has been appointed to
work up the affair including billiard
exhibitions, special bowling games,
basketball games, music, refresh
ments, etc., to give the new members
a fine time in the building a sample
of what they can get at the building
regularly. Secretaries. Wisdom,. ,Kil
lam, and Lau, of the employed force;
will cooperate with this committee In
making Friday evening festivities
something different than has ever
been held before in the local associa
tion. , ,
A number of the street-car em
ployes who are members of the asso
ciation are Interested in the organiza
tion of a special gymnasium class. It
is impossible for the men on the night
shift to attend ho evening gys.nasium
classes and so. to accommodate them.
physical Directors Lau and Johnson
will organise, a special class to meet
every morning about 10 o'clock.
A. TAi Wisdom, social, secretary , of
the association, is going to introduce
something in the way of a new feat
ure Tuesday noon concerts. Begin
ning tomorrow at 12 o'clock, Kaai's
quintet williplayJa th,o music room
untjl ,1( o'clock. These concerts will
continue every Tnursday and are free
to all men whether, members of the
association or. not ,v
FAIL TO APPROVE OF
MONTESSORf SYSTEM
Miss Frances Lawrence, who for
many years has been In charge of th
kindergarten work in Honolulu, ia con
stantly hi receipt of letters from local
people who are anxious to know what
the American educators think of the
Montesorri system of education.
From investigations of this system
which have , been made recently by
Miss Lawrence she has come to the
conclusion that the American educa
tors place Madame Montesorri some
thirty years behind the best of the
present theories. A letter from a
friend who has been traveling In
Rome was recently received by Miss
Lawrence, in which several of the Im
portant . facts concerning the system
are set forth. This friend was Qsent
to Rome by the Teachers' College to
study the system, and she says' in the
letter: "If all kindergartens and pri
mary schools were run after the most
approved American methods we
would not need this system at alL
But as they are not we can benefit
The letter then went on to ay that
this benefit could be derived from the
use of smaller groups, doing more in
dividual work, having the teachers in
terfere less with the pupils, have
shorter periods and less conversation.
The membership committee of the
Young Men's Christian Association
will meet this evening at 5 o'clock for
the purpose of approving the names of
the five hundred and one new mem
bers to the association received on
January 10.
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washable. All beautiful new patterns
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